Human Gut Bacteria Much Different Than Apes

Monday, November 3, 2014 - 22:30 in Biology & Nature

The microbes living in people's guts are much less diverse than those in humans' closest relatives, the African apes. What does that mean? No one knows, but the microbiome is all the latest rage in marketing, with probiotics advertised on television and a segment of the research community rushing to create studies to capitalize on that. read more

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